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Adele: The silence in the car was deafening. If a pin dropped, I was damn sure we’d both hear it. Nathan didn’t say a word—not when I first got in, not even after I asked. He just brushed it off, like he always does. Such an asshole. With nothing else to do, I pulled out my phone, scrolling aimlessly while he kept his eyes on the road. A part of me wondered why Nathan hadn’t let the guards drive us. From what I’d noticed, he wasn’t the type to get behind the wheel often. But I kept the thought to myself—no point in inviting a response I probably wouldn’t like. A few minutes passed in silence before the car suddenly lurched to a stop. I glanced up, my eyes darting around, and it didn’t take long to realize this was our first stop—a small building on the outskirts of town, tucke